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johnny59 - 29.12.2006, 13:28

Do you mean Frida "faked" Agnetha parts?

Interesting . . .

ABBAFANUSA - 29.12.2006, 16:51

I have never understood what this meant. Obviously both girls sing on every song. Perhaps it just means that while Agnetha was out with her pregnancy, Frida recorded all her vocals alone (or ensam lol!) in the studio whereas they would normally be in there together?

Bonnie - 30.12.2006, 00:11

This is what Frida herself said about it in the first ABBA magazine:
http://theabbascrapbook.blogspot.com/2006/12/do-i-really-see-whats-in-her-mind.html

"While Agnetha had to rest before the birth of her baby, I have had to tackle some of the overdubs that she would normally do, which is quite a challenge for me. I wonder if anyone will be able to spot any difference"

Actually I have been listening to The Album with headphones on numerous times trying to spot any difference but it's very hard. Ian mentioned Move On but I think the "Aha , the songs you sing are too romantic " part in Hole in your soul sounds also very Frida-ish.

Maybe in ten years we will finally hear ABBA's biggest secret: it was in fact Frida who sang lead on Thank You For The Music!

Bonnie 8)

marco-esteban - 30.12.2006, 22:31

Do you mean that ABBA would have been some kind of swedish pre-Milli Vanillis ?
I have always thought that the male voice at the beginning of Move On could not be Bobby Farrell, but sounds like Frank Farian himself, hehehe :lol: :D

Cabbadian - 03.01.2007, 23:12

I've known about this but never knew the W5 about it (the who, what, where, when, why). BB's production skills were very good at altering Frida's voice enough to sound Agnethaish because for me, anyway, it's hard to tell where Frida compensated for Agnetha's absence.

x

trouper149 - 30.01.2007, 05:59

please in honor of all abba members DO NOT COMPARE THEM TO FRANK FARIAN, what a hoax, and bless the remaining member of milli vanilli, love, markus

Carribean - 30.01.2007, 06:30

This is what CMP wrote about The Album in The Complete Recording Sessions:

In Early November it was announced that all vocal work for the new album had been completed since Agnetha had been able to attent more recording sessions than expected. "I had to do some of my vocal overdubs reclined on a deck chair", she remembers. "Of course this was a very trying period for me".

So no word about Agnetha dropping out early and Frida taking over. Who can figure this out!?

I could however imagine that Frida did more overdubs on the live songs for The Movie because I think there she is heard more prominent. Or is that just me?

Carribean - 30.01.2007, 18:31

abbascots wrote: I agree with you on Abba the movie Carribean on a few songs i also think Frida is more prominent in some of live songs, Knowing me Knowing you,Summer night city,Take a chance on me
Regards johnsteven

These songs are not in The Movie! :wink:

Visitor1982 - 30.01.2007, 19:49

Frida voice is always a bit stronger live... You can hear that very clearly when they sing songs live together. It's always Frida who sounds more powerful. I guess that's because Frida felt somewhat more at home on the stage and Agnetha felt more at home in the studio.

Marnix

jacko10 - 30.01.2007, 20:47

you cant tell, I would imagine frida had to do slightly more work, but the over-all performance from both girls are grand! trying to run a internationally reknown group, leads private lifes and have babies is hard work something has to ''give'' doesn't it. good on Frida for taking on the extra measures required during the making of the album. Without who's help Agnetha might have had more stress through-out her pregnancy and it could have caused Problems. three cheers for Frida!!!

Jack

Fire&Ice - 31.01.2007, 10:52

abbascots wrote: I was thinking about Abba live in concert Carribean as i only just watched that the other night :oops: :oops: ,The songs i ment from the movie are Dancing Queen,So long,He is your brother, Mamma mia, Fernando, Why did it have to be me,When i kissed the teacher you can hear Frida is very prominent on the corus Frida's very strong and powerful on the live recordings
Regards johnsteven :)

I agree with you Johnsteven but remember WDIHTBM features only Bjorn and Frida in the Movie! :wink: Why her voice is more prominent there is probably because she was a better singer than Bjorn (I think I can safely say that without the VS fear :lol: ) and her voice, though female, was more powerful than his.

Again and again - I adore Frida's live performances. 8)

As for Frida's compensation for Agnetha on The Album, I tried. I really tried but I couldn't spot any difference... I'll go check Move on more carefully, as well as the part Bonnie mentions.

WATERL00 - 31.01.2007, 21:17

The most obvious it is on Move On. Listen to the harmonies during the last stanza. This is NOT Agnetha although it should be her and should sound like her. it took me quite a while until I figured out that it was not her but Frida. You can hear that she pronounces some words differently.